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Texas city shuts off 28 Flock cameras, covers them with plastic over access concerns
1+ week, 4+ day ago (299+ words) Supporters say the systems can help solve crimes, but critics have long warned that they can pose serious privacy risks. Pflugerville, Texas, cut ties with a surveillance-camera vendor, shutting off the system and wrapping the cameras in plastic in a…...
Mock version of AI police tool dispels Flock Safety's claim that its technology can't 'track individuals"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) The software can connect plate numbers to names, home addresses, and family members. Flock Safety, the surveillance company that has long maintained its cameras only identify license plates, is under fire after WIRED recreated a police AI product that appears…...
Arizona town agrees to revisit Flock cameras after residents raise surveillance fears
3+ week, 4+ day ago (559+ words) A wave of public pressure in Cottonwood, Arizona, is prompting city leaders to take a closer look at license plate-reading cameras that some residents see as a public safety tool and others view as a troubling expansion of surveillance. The…...